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Shapero Rare Books has given a vote of confidence to London’s West End by moving to even larger premises within Mayfair.

This rare 1880s Jean Roullet ‘Le Berger Watteau’ shepherdess with lamb automaton starred when the second part of one of the largest doll collections on offer in recent times went under the hammer.

South London auction house Roseberys has appointed a new member to its leadership team following the departure of joint managing director Vicki Wonfor after 15 years with the firm.

Over the years, Cologne auction house Van Ham has achieved high prices for works by Raden Saleh Ben Jaggia.

The German artist Gabriel von Max (1840-1915) was not only an accomplished painter but also a passionate follower of Darwinism.

One of the highlights on the first day of the May 30-31 auction at Grisebach in Berlin is a collection of 33 works on paper from the collection of the one-time Cologne gallery owner Rudolf Zwirner.

Oil on canvas showing favoured subject of the artist takes top spot so far in UK sales outside London

While the market-defining sales of Asian works of art are now held in New York and Hong Kong, the UK still holds its own.

Venetian painter sometimes used studio assistants

Our selection of lots from six upcoming auctions

This impressive clock featured in the sale held by Dorset firm Busby (25% buyer’s premium) on April 18.

With very few exceptions, the French artist Victor Philippe Lemoine-Benoit devoted almost all of his painting career to one subject: hot-air balloons of the Montgolfière type.

This large silver zoomorphic aquamanile Caquesseitão (a vessel designed for the ceremonial washing of hands at the table) will feature as a highlight of the May sale to be held by Veritas Art Auctioneers in Lisbon.

The Scottish sculptor Amelia Robertson Hill (1821-1904) was surrounded by artistic family members.

Practical campaign furniture is one of the stars as West Sussex event reaches its 10th anniversary

To understand how European audiences viewed the Middle East in the 19th century, you could do worse than look at the body of work produced by Belgian artist Jan-Baptist Huysmans (1826-1906)*.

It has often been said that no other work of art encompasses the spirit of the Bauhaus more perfectly than Marianne Brandt’s tea-infuser or Teeextraktkännchen MT49, as it was officially called.

Around 200 lots of clocks and watches feature in a strong section as part of a four-day sale